Psychogenic Belching: A Case Report.

J Clin Diagn Res

Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, HBT Medical College and Dr. R.N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital, Juhu, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Published: April 2017

Conversion symptoms usually appear with emotional conflicts of the patient. Belching's psychogenic aetiology is not unheard of and can be a manifestation of conversion disorder though rare. Current case is of a middle aged woman presenting with belching unresponsive to medical management. The patient improved after supportive psychotherapy sessions and placebo medication.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5449890PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/24838.9633DOI Listing

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